Cilsân
Cilsân is a hamlet in the community of Llangathen in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated about two miles west of Llandeilo on the north side of the River Tywi.
Etymology
[edit]The first element of the name Cilsân is Welsh cil meaning 'nook'. The second is less clear. It may be an unrecorded personal name *Sân or alternatively sân, the local form of saen, borrowed from the English seine, a type of fishing net.[1]
The spelling Cilsân is the preferred standard form in both English and Welsh by the Welsh Language Commissioner.[2] Other spellings include the anglicised Kilsane and Cilsane, the latter of which is still used, including on postal addresses held by the Royal Mail, and by a local lodge operator.[3] These contain a final silent e that indicates that the preceding vowel is long.
Pont Cilsân
[edit]Pont Cilsân ('Cilsân bridge') is located on the River Tywi a short distance to the south-west, at the site of a former ferry. It is a Grade II-listed high-arched stone bridge of three spans that carries the road from Golden Grove to Llangathen. It was probably built c.1865.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Morgan, Richard (2022). Place-Names of Carmarthenshire. Cardiff: Welsh Academic Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-86057-158-9. OCLC 1302577985.
- ^ "Standardised Welsh Place-names". Welsh Language Commissioner. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Cilsane Lodges". Cilsane Lodges. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, Coflein: Cilsan Bridge; retrieved 26 December 2024.
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